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<p>Created Page + Added Basic Categories + Info</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>=Basics=<br /> <br /> - A wankel or &quot;rotary engine&quot; (not to be confused with a piston engine that uses a rotary engine configuration)<br /> <br /> - Instead of pistons this uses a spining rotor with valves placed around the rotor in certain locations<br /> <br /> - It is has cycles in a manner similar to piston engine&#039;s cycles (unlike a jet engine)<br /> <br /> - The following is from wikipedia:<br /> <br /> Prime advantages of the Wankel engine are:<br /> <br /> *A far higher power to weight ratio than a piston engine<br /> *Approximately one third of the size of a piston engine of equivalent power output<br /> *Easier to package in small engine spaces than an equivalent piston engine<br /> *No reciprocating parts<br /> *Able to reach higher revolutions per minute than a piston engine<br /> *Operating with almost no vibration<br /> *Not prone to engine-knock<br /> *Cheaper to mass-produce, because the engine contains fewer parts<br /> *Superior breathing, filling the combustion charge in 270 degrees of mainshaft rotation rather than 180 degrees in a piston engine<br /> *Supplying torque for about two thirds of the combustion cycle rather than one quarter for a piston engine<br /> *Wider speed range giving greater adaptability<br /> *It can use fuels of wider octane ratings<br /> *Does not suffer from &quot;scale effect&quot; to limit its size<br /> <br /> - It may need a more complex ignition system than piston based internal combustion engines<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Used For=<br /> <br /> - Standard Powercubes<br /> <br /> - Medium Power/Medium Fuel Efficiency Built in Engine Devices<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Industry Standards=<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Existing Open Source Designs=<br /> <br /> - <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Minimmum Viable Product=<br /> <br /> - Both Diesel and Spark Plug Variants<br /> <br /> - Either an inline configuration, a V configuration, or an opposing configuration<br /> <br /> - As fuel efficient as possible<br /> <br /> - Modular + Easy to Maitanence <br /> <br /> - Optional Computerization (fuel injection etc.)<br /> <br /> - Optional Piston Reduction (ie shut of two of them to act as a 4 piston engine (many cars call this an eco boost mode) )<br /> <br /> - Can use a multitude of fuels (Bio Diesel, Alchohols (Ethanol, Methanol, Isopropyl), Dimethyl-Ether, and Gasous Fuels (Methane, Hydrogen, Hydroxy Gas) )<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Basic Design=<br /> <br /> ==Engine Block==<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Piston==<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Crankshaft==<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Spark/Glow Plug/Laser Ignition==<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Flywheel==<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Fuel Injector==<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Engine Computer Module==<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Alternator==<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =BOM=<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =See Also=<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> =Useful Links=<br /> <br /> - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine Wikipedia Page on Wankel Engines]</div>

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